AVENDANO v. BALZA

No. 20-1251.

985 F.3d 8 (2021)

Veronica Luz Malaver AVENDANO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Leonardo Alfonzo Blanco BALZA, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

January 11, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew P. Barach , with whom Barach Law Group LLC, Framingham, MA, was on brief, for appellant.

Shamis N. Beckley , with whom Dana M. McSherry , Annabel Rodriguez and McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellees.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Barron, Circuit Judge, and Katzmann, Judge.


This wrenching case involves the application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (Hague Convention) and its implementing statute to a father's wrongful retention of a child, herein "G*" to protect his privacy. See Oct. 25, 1980, T.I.A.S. No. 11,670, 1343 U.N.T.S. 89...

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